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Gaines Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Columbia County-WA
Columbia County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500828

Gaines Quarry has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Columbia County Road Department 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 0
1999 2
1998 3
1997 2
1996 10
1995 7
1994 6
1993 7
1992 6
1991 7
1990 7
1989 4
1988 3
1987 3
1986 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Gaines Quarry sits in Columbia County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Columbia County, Washington · Population 3,996
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$71,528
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

June 21, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia County Road Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING ROCK,ANOTHER ROCK FELL DOWN SMASHING LEFT 5TH FINGER -2 LACERATIONS 2 1/2 CM AND 1 1/2CM.

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1988 · 1 incident

November 2, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Columbia County Road Department · Struck by flying object

WHILE PERFORMING CRUSHER MAINTENANCE EMPL USED AN AIR HOSE TO CLEAN AN INSTRUMENT THE AIR BLOW BACK CAUSED A FOREIGN OBJECT TO LODGE IN R EYE THE OBJECT HAD TO BE REMOVED UNER ANESTHESIA

1987 · 1 incident

June 25, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia County Road Department · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE THE FE9DER MAN ON THE ROCK CRUSHER WAS PULLING ON A ROCK WITH A STEEL HOOK. THE PHYSICAL STRAIN RUPUTER A HERNIA IN THE LEFT GROIN.